The human brain is an intricate organ. At approximately 3 pounds, it contains about more than 100 billions neurons and 100 trillions connections. Your brain is command central of all you think, feel, and do. Your brain is divided into two halves, or hemispheres. Within each […]
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You’ve noticed that your child isn’t speaking as fluently as other kids his/her own age.Maybe your child hasn’t even said his/her first words. Could this delay in speech development be a sign of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? Not necessarily.While speech delays, language delays, and learning differences […]
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‘I DESPAIRR’: A Mnemonic for Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder and Suggested Screening Questions Identity problem “Do you have trouble knowing who ___________ is?” (say patient’s name) Disordered affect “Are you a moody person?” Empty feeling “Do you often feel empty inside?” Suicidal behavior “When something […]
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Within the context of the history and physical examination, the PROS should generally follow the medical history, since some initial rapport-building helps set the stage for more personal psychiatric questions. While the medical review of systems is easily remembered by keeping in mind the major organ […]
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Adrenalin® (epinephrine injection, USP) is a clear, colorless, sterile solution containing 1 mg/mL (1:1000) epinephrine, packaged as 1 mL of solution in a single-use clear glass vial or 30 mL of solution in a multiple-dose amber glass vial. In the 1 mL vial, each 1 mL of […]
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أفقد وزني ….. لماذا؟ س: أنا رجل بالغ من العمر ٨٧عاماً. فقدت وزناً هائلاً السنة الماضية ولم يكن لدي الكثير لأخسره. ذهبت إلى الطبيب ولكن لم يجد سبباً لفقدان الوزن ونصحني بتناول الآيس كريم. ولكن ألا يسبب ذلك ضرراً لقلبي؟ ج: لقد ابتسمت عندما قرأت سؤالك، […]
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If personality is the cluster of traits which form the uniform of the one either he or She. Magnified certain traits in one person can be disturbing others but the person himself/herself might not feel disturbed. Here is the sum of personality disorders cluster traits. […]
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Current Psychiatry. 2018 July;17(7):4,6 By Henry A. Nasrallah, MD Recently, contemporary “culture” has capriciously confounded and confused our national community with a cringe-worthy “C” word. Unfortunately, this was followed by only transient public consternation, reflecting the coarsening of our social communication and discourse and the cant of many. But the ripple effects continue. As […]
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